A hotline for support measures has been set up, scheduled inspections of enterprises have been canceled until May 1, and regional proposals on system-wide support measures have been sent to federal authorities. Draft laws on tax preferences for entrepreneurs are being coordinated.
The regional authorities have compiled a list of measures aimed at ensuring the sustainability of the region's economy. The tasks of the plan are assigned to the ministries according to the sectoral principle.
The package of support measures includes measures developed by the regional authorities in cooperation with the business community. "We have covered a large range of measures, from rental preferences to tax breaks. A number of proposals have been sent to the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia, in particular, on postponing the deadline for the abolition of the ENVD to 2024. The regional package pays great attention to tax benefits for the affected industries. We understand that direct financial support is also required, so we are also evaluating this opportunity. The Federal Ministry of Finance is approving a draft order on allocating more than 300 million rubles to the Omsk region for microfinance and guarantees," explains the Deputy Minister of Economy of the Omsk region.Elena Rusinova.
A list of affected industries has been identified at the regional level. It includes 14 fields of activity. These are organizations in the fields of culture, retail, construction, tourism, hotel services, household services, and others. You can view the full list of fields of activity here.
The measures provided for in the priority action plan will be implemented in April. In particular, draft laws have already been prepared. In 2020, it is planned to reduce the cost of a patent by 10 times for all types of activities for which it is applied. Establish a transport tax benefit for passenger transportation. To reduce property tax rates for enterprises affected by the pandemic by 2 times. It is planned to set the minimum possible rates under the simplified taxation system with the taxable item "income" up to 1% and with the taxable item "income minus expenses" up to 5%. These draft regional laws are scheduled to be considered at the next meeting of the Legislative Assembly of the Omsk Region in late April.
The regional government works with private landlords to avoid charging small and medium-sized companies. Proposals on support measures are being prepared for landlords. Deferred payments for small and medium-sized businesses are planned to be provided for under contracts with resource organizations.
It is also planned to develop direct support measures for Omsk enterprises in the form of subsidizing the cost of purchasing antiseptics, equipment for disinfection of air and surfaces.
Entrepreneurs can get advice on current support measures by calling the hotline: 8(800)201-95-87.